Alabama woman gets life sentence for helping to kill husband's previous wife and family
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An Alabama judge sentenced a woman to life in prison after she aided her husband in killing his estranged pregnant wife and three members of her family, including two children, in 2015.
Carlson avoided the death penalty by testifying against her husband, Christopher Henderson – who married Carlson without divorcing his previous wife – and admitting to helping him carry out the brutal attack, though she denied killing anyone.
"She certainly acknowledges and accepts responsibility for her portion and the crime, which is why we’ve agreed to a plea," Carlson's attorney, Erin Atkins, told WHNT-TV. "She acknowledges that she was involved, she acknowledges that she had a part to play and that she can be held legally responsible for the deaths based on Alabama law."